Butenko Anna

About

Anna Butenko is an energy lawyer with an outstanding international career, specializing in energy law and regulation. She holds a position as a researcher and lecturer at Vermont Law School, where she teaches the introductory course on global energy law and policy. As a Fulbright-Schuman Innovation Scholar at the Institute for Energy and the Environment at Vermont Law School, Butenko has made significant contributions to advancing knowledge in the field through dedicated research and teaching activities. Her academic career is built on a solid foundation of doctoral research in energy law and economics at the Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC) in the Netherlands, focusing on regulatory responses to innovation in the energy sector and the legal framework for local energy in Europe. Butenko holds master’s degrees in law from Tilburg and Leuven universities, as well as a master’s degree in European Studies from the universities of Groningen and Uppsala. Her professional experience includes four years of consulting on gas market policies and strategies at DNV GL, a renowned Dutch energy consulting firm, and a prior role as a policy and regulatory analyst at Gasunie, the natural gas transmission system operator. In addition to her academic activities, Butenko is an active member of numerous international organizations and professional associations, including the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), the European Environmental Law Forum (EELF), and the Dutch Energy Law Association. She also serves as an associate researcher at the Platform for International Energy Governance and is a board member of the Research Colloquium on Energy and Climate Governance at the Netherlands Institute of Government (NIG), actively contributing to the development of policy and research in critical areas of the global energy transition.